Round 3 of the Pandanet AGA City League will be played on the 22nd of January. Watch some of the best players the US and Canada challenge each other.

The fifth year of the Pandanet AGA City League is starting soon. Register your team before October 16th to ensure your team is able to play. Please make sure to read the latest rules for the tournament. Email Steve Colburn to register or re-register your team. Any questions can also be sent to this address.

The Canwa Vancouver 1 team prevailed in the finals of the Pandanet AGA City League, played Saturday in Boston, MA as the 2016 US Go Congress got underway. Vancouver — Hanchen Zhang, Bill Lin, Ryan Li and captain Cathy Li (photo at right) — swept 3-0, overcoming a strong challenge from the Greater Washington team (left; Zirui Tim Song, Eric Lui, Yuan Zhou and captain I-Han Lui) which has now challenged for the title the last two years. Board 1 was broadcast live on the AGA YouTube Channel with Hanchen Zhang 1p vs Zirui Tim Song 1p. Ryan Li defeated Eric Lui on Board 2 and Bill Lin defeated Yuan Zhou on Board 3. Photos of the event can be found on the AGA Facebook page.

In one week the Pandanet AGA City League Finals will be played in Boston, MA a the US Go Congress. Canwa Vancouver 1 will take on Greater Washington for the championship. Canwa Vancouver won the second year of the tournament. Greater Washington has been in the finals before. All games will be broadcast on Pandanet in the AGA City League room at 3pm EST.

Your lineup for the finals will be:
Board 1: Hanchen Zhang vs Zirui Tim Song
Board 2: Ryan Li vs Eric Lui
Board 3: Bill Lin vs Yuan Zhou

A League:
Finals: Greater Washington vs Canwa Vancouver 1
3rd: Los Angeles
4th: Boston
5th: Princeton

B League
1st: Washington DC 2
2nd: Edmonton
3rd: New Jersey
4th: San Francisco 1

C League
1st: Atlanta 2
2nd: Boston 3

On Saturday July 30th Greater Washington will face Canwa Vancouver 1 at the US Go Congress. They each are vying for the $5000 first place prize and a very large trophy. The game will be broadcast on the AGA Youtue Channel and reviewed by Hajin Lee 3p. Watch this space for the finals lineup.

Nick Sibicky spent some time going over the seventh round match between Eric Lui 1p vs Ricky Zhao 7d. The last time they matched up against each other was the Maryland Open in 2015. Watch this exciting review below.

The last round of the Pandanet AGA City League is this Sunday May 22nd. Each of these teams has played six exciting rounds so far with one more and the finals to go. Play starts at 3pm EST/12pm PST on Sunday unless otherwise noted on the schedule pages. Schedules: A League / B League / C League

Vancouver has climbed slightly ahead of Greater Washington in the A League. They are 5-1 each against the rest of the field. With two professionals for each team (Chinese and American professionals), play has shown the strength of their players. Los Angeles has been hot on their heels all year with Boston one game behind them.

Washington DC 2 has taken a commanding lead all year with their undefeated streak. Edmonton has taken one loss this year. We’ll have to see who leads the middle of the pack between Washington DC 1, New Jersey, and San Francisco 1.

The C League is led by Atlanta 2, followed by Boston 3, and Atlanta 1.

As the third round of the Pandanet AGA City League closes out we have some leaders emerging from the packs. In League A the Greater Washington and Canwa Vancouver 1 teams have always been at the top of the leader boards. Both teams are undefeated in their league. Los Angeles, two time winners, are in third place at this point. Washington DC 2 has come out strong this year leading with three wins so far. Coming closely behind is Washington DC 1 and San Francisco 1. League C has Atlanta 2 leading with the third round. Their opponents have some catching up to do for the last four rounds. Boston 3 is close behind Atlanta 2.

Watch Hajin Lee 3p review two games from the A League. This round she looked at new 1p Eric Lui’s game against Edward Kim 7d and Bill Lin’s win over AGA professional exam contender Aaron Ye. Learn why joseki is important throughout the game in this video.

Round three of the AGA CIty League is on January 24th at 3PM EST. Throughout the day you can catch your local and favorite players from around the US and Canada. Check the schedules for each league to see when they are playing:
League A, League B, League C.

Round three will have a game review from Hajin Lee 3p. Watch all of the live coverage on Pandanet app on your Windows, OSX, linux 32bit and 64bit, iOS, or android. Games will be played in the ‘AGA City League’ and ‘AGA City League (Manual)’ Rooms.

This January three players from the AGA City League competed in the 2015 AGA Professional Qualifying tournament in Los Angeles, CA. Of the eight players who competed Eric Lui 1p of the Greater Washington team is the newest AGA professional. Aaron Ye (Bay Area) and Jeremy Chiu (San Francisco 1) also competed. Aaron Ye gave Eric Lui a large challenge for the final matches of the tournament. Other professionals who play in the AGA City League are Ryan Li 1p (2014 AGA Professional, Canwa Vancouver 1), Tim Song 1p (Greater Washington), and Huiren Yang 1p (Boston).